One Heart's Journey

Originally published in 2000, this book holds a timeless message. Isn't it time to break free from the invisible chains that bind? Come out of the dark. Break out of the lies others have taught you; those who tried to control you. You are not what they say you are. You are YOU and you don't have to be a victim anymore. You are in control of your own life. It's a choice you make. Maybe you don't even yet realize that you can be free. You can be. What you feel you will be able to heal. "One Heart's Journey" is an inspirational collection of poetry and prose that takes the reader through an autobiographical history of the dysfunctional family. Universal issues such as child and sexual abuse, divorce, addiction and intimacy are addressed. Readers cannot help but find themselves or someone they love between the lines and pages of this validating collection of insight and hope. This book will help you to understand yourself as it draws you forward into the knowledge that you are ultimately in control of your life and how you respond to it. Healing is a choice you make. You don't need to be a victim anymore. Free yourself from what everyone else told you about yourself. You are valuable. You are worthy. You are loved.

Table of Contents:
FOR KATHY: Rising out of the Dark
YOYO: On Eating Disorders
ABSENT DAD: On Divorce
ETOH: An Adult Child of an Alcoholic
GOING HOME: What Family Can Come to Mean
KLEPTO I: Being a Kleptomaniac
KLEPTO II: Cure for Kleptomania
BEER RUN: On Sexual Assault
THE STORM of DEPRESSION
LEAVE THE FOREST TO SEE THE TREES: Step Back to See What You Deserve
BATTERER: On Spousal Abuse
SILENT KNIGHT: On Working with Kids in Counseling
IN JUST A MOMENT... Post Traumatic Stress Stays in Our Cellular Memory
SACRIFICIAL LAMB: On Being Adopted
ON THE LOSS OF A YOUNG WIFE: Loss of a Spouse
AFTER ALL: Having A Special Needs Child
A LIFE WELL LIVED: On Loss
WHO'S WHO? Be the Best You You Can Be
AUTUMN - Age 14
AUTUMN - Age 15
UNDISCOVERED AT SEVENTEEN
DAY AND NIGHT
AUTUMN COMES ROUND AGAIN - Age 19
REINVENTING AUTUMN
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME: It Can Be Done
WINTER'S APPROACH: Rolling with the Changing Seasons
AN EDUCATION: Striking Out on Your Own Terms
I HADN'T NOTICED: Losing Yourself in the Chaos - Workaholism
ANYTHING BUT ALONE: Never Alone
FULL CIRCLE: Simplifying Life
NIGHTMARE: Dreams are Inner Expressions
MY BODY ONCE REMOVED: Dissociation
FORFEITURE
FRANKLY SPEAKING
A NEW YEAR: Some Things Will Never Change
OPPOSITES ATTRACT
PICKING UP THE PIECES
SENIORITY
CLOSING TIME: Love Misunderstood
HINDSIGHT
GONE
LOST WITHOUT YOU
STARBUCKS CAFÉ
BURNING FLAME
AU NATURELLE
CONNECT THE DOTS: Giving Love Another Chance
MEDITATION ON A DOZEN ROSES
ONE STEP AT A TIME
PERFECTIONIST
PRISONER OF LOVE
WIN OR LOSE
THE MASOCHIST
SEPTEMBER'S LAST HURRAH
LOVE IN A TIME OF WAR
WITHERING
PROJECTION
>Prayers for your healing!!!!!! It's time for YOU.